The Morris Catholic Crusaders are on the road again on Monday and plays the St. Mary Gaels on February 26th. Hopefully Morris Catholic is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New Jersey (they are ranked second, while St. Mary is ranked 363rd).
Morris Catholic pushed their score all the way to 58 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a tough 81-58 loss at the hands of Long Island Lutheran. The loss put an end to Morris Catholic's undefeated start to the season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mia Pauldo, who scored 20 points along with six assists. She hasn't dropped below 16 points for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Pauldo, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, St. Mary scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Palisades Park as St. Mary made off with a 48-28 victory.
Morris Catholic's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 25-1. As for St. Mary, their win bumped their record up to 10-15.
Everything came up roses for Morris Catholic against St. Mary when the teams last played back in March of 2016 as the squad secured a 51-21 victory. Will Morris Catholic repeat their success, or does St. Mary have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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